Pensions Solicitor
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Legal
- Location
- Scotland
- Salary
- £50000 - £60000 per annum + benefits
- Posted
- 01 Dec 2016
- Closes
- 29 Dec 2016
- Ref
- 13764828/001
- Contact
- Susan McNulty
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Pensions
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
A leading bank who has a junior Pension lawyer vacancy role to be based in their Edinburgh legal team.
Client Details
A leading bank who has a junior Pension lawyer vacancy role to be based in their Edinburgh legal team.
Description
Accountabilities, key responsibilities, tasks and activities:
Providing general legal advice to all L&P business areas to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements with special responsibility for pensions law;
Assisting with the negotiating, drafting and reviewing of a wide variety of pension documentation including pension scheme rules, booklets and product terms;
Managing the legal risks within significant, strategically important corporate programmes/projects and products;
Assisting with the approval of marketing literature and product terms for new products or for variations of existing products;
Keeping up to date with changes in the law and legal impact of regulatory changes with particular emphasis on pensions legislation and where applicable ensure team do likewise;
Producing legal reporting to line management as required;
Managing external lawyers and controlling external legal spend
Assisting with the legal work on bulk annuity transactions
Profile
Qualified solicitor/barrister/advocate admitted to practice in the UK or another common law jurisdiction with sufficient experience either in practice or industry to support autonomous working.
Job Offer
Salary commensurate with level of experience